Rio Blanco (ship)

Container ship Rio Blanco
History
Singapore[1]
Name2018–present: Rio Blanco[2]
OwnerA.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd.[3]
OperatorMaersk Line AS[2]
Port of registrySingapore as of 3 January 2018[1]
RouteHamburg Süd Australia/New Zealand South East Asia (SENZ-Southern Loop) liner service[4]
Identification
StatusIn service[5]
Liberia[1]
Name2012–present: Rio Blanco[1]
OwnerRio Blanco GmbH & Co KG[2]
OperatorColumbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG[2]
Port of registryMonrovia, Liberia as of 1 January 2012[2]
Germany[1]
Name2009–present: Rio Blanco[1]
OwnerRio Bravo GmbH & Co KG[2]
OperatorColumbus Shipmanagement GmbH C/O Hamburg Suedamerikanische Dampfschiffahrts-Gesellschaft KG[2]
Port of registryGermany as of 6 March 2009[2]
BuilderDaewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries[1]
Laid down5 May 2008[1]
Launched14 February 2009
Completed3 June 2009[1]
IdentificationIMO number: 9348089
General characteristics
Tonnage
Length286.45 m (939.8 ft)[1]
Beam40 m (131.2 ft)[1]
Depth24.2 m (79.4 ft)[1]
Ice classD0
Installed powerDoosan Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96CB[6]
Speed23 knots[7]

Rio Blanco is a container ship owned by A.P. Moller Singapore Pte. Ltd.[3] and operated by Maersk Line AS.[2] The 286.45-metre (939.8 ft) long ship was built at Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries[1] in Mangalia, Romania in 2009. Originally owned by Rio Blanco GmbH & Co KG, a subsidiary of Hamburg Süd,[2] she has had two owners and been registered under three flags.

The vessel is one of three ships of the Rio class built for Hamburg Süd by Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries in 2009.[8][9]

Construction

Rio Blanco had its keel laid down on 5 May 2008[1] at Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries[1] in Mangalia, Romania. Its hull has an overall length of 286.45 metres (939.8 ft).[1] In terms of width, the ship has a beam of 40 metres (130 ft).[1] The height from the top of the keel to the main deck, called the moulded depth, is 24.2 metres (79 ft).[1]

The ship's container-carrying capacity of 5,908 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) (5,908 20-foot shipping containers)[7] places it in the range of a Post-Panamax container ship.[10] The ship's gross tonnage, a measure of the volume of all its enclosed spaces, is 73,899.[1] Its net tonnage, which measures the volume of the cargo spaces, is 39,673.[1] Its total carrying capacity in terms of weight, is 80,115.35 long tons deadweight (DWT).[1]

The vessel was built with a Doosan Engine Co. Ltd. 8RTA96CB[6] main engine, which drives a controllable-pitch propeller. The 8-cylinder engine has a Maximum Continuous Rating of 45,760 kW with 102 revolutions per minute at MCR. The cylinder bore is 960mm. The ship also features 4 main power distribution system auxiliary generators at 3,800-kilowatt (5,100 hp) each.[6] The vessel's steam piping system features an Aalborg CH 8-500 auxiliary boiler.[6]

Construction of the ship was completed on 3 June 2009.[1]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "ABS Record - General Characteristics", 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Equasis", 2018.
  3. ^ a b "ABS Record - Owner/Manager", 2018.
  4. ^ "Australia/New Zealand South East Asia (SENZ-Southern Loop) liner service", p. 9-10, 2018.
  5. ^ "United States Coast Guard PSIX", 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d "ABS Record - Machinery", 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Port of Hamburg - Rio Blanco", 2018.
  8. ^ "Hamburg Süd History", 2018.
  9. ^ "Fleetmon Rio Class", 2018.
  10. ^ MAN Diesel & Turbo, "Propulsion Trends in Container Vessels" Archived 2018-11-23 at the Wayback Machine, 2009, pp.8-9.